The Agricultural Research Service and The Cooperative States Research, Education, and Extension Service held a Joint National Aquaculture Program Planning Workshop on November 20^th & 21^st, 2002 at the Adams Mark Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri.  The objectives of this joint workshop were to: validate and up-date USDA National Aquaculture program plans, learn about customers, stakeholders, and partners needs, communicate USDA capabilities and accomplishments, and help us maintain program relevance.  In July 2002, 250 letters of invitation were sent to potential participants representing a broad cross-section of the aquaculture commodities, including farmers, associations, advocacy groups, members of the Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture, aquaculture allied industries and scientists; State, Federal and Private.  The Workshop was chaired jointly by Meryl Broussard and Lew Smith.  About 100 participants attended the two days of presentations and breakout session discussions.  USDA scientists stayed an additional half-day for a debriefing and planning session.

 

The Workshop started off with several presentations to acquaint the participants with the ARS and CSREES Aquaculture programs, highlights of recent USDA research and overview of USDA needs.

 

Dr. Randy MacMillan, President, National Aquaculture Association delivered the keynote address: Domestic Aquaculture: Role of Research and Technology Development.  Randy talked about the many challenges-a weak economy, food safety, consumer confusion, environmental stewardship, international competition, US policy focus, national resource competition, production system control and costs, fish health management, bio-security, consumer preferences (product forms) research timeliness, and research dollar dilution. He pointed-out while there are challenges, there are opportunities for research to lower the cost of production, improve products, and increase aquatic species diversity to help the US aquaculture industry survive and prosper.

 

Industry Associations and Organizations presented their research and extension needs in a series of well-organized and definitive statements that will be very useful to USDA in their up-date activity.

 

The Regional Aquaculture Centers shared with the participants how their Centers address the research needs of aquaculture producers within their regions along with information about ongoing projects.

 

A panel of experts addressed "Challenges for the Future of Aquaculture" which ended the first day. Jim Anderson talked about the application and impact of technology on fish farming, George Chamberlain talked about how the U S aquaculture industry can compete in a global economy, Howard Johnson, discussed consumer perspective of farmed fish, and Richard Smith, Jr. outlined the legal and regulatory issues faced by aquaculture.

 

On the second day of the workshop, breakout sessions addressed each of nine research and extension components of the USDA aquaculture plans.  The discussion was captured on flipcharts and by designated recorders.  The USDA thanks the facilitators and recorders for their assistance in managing the lively discussion, recording the transactions, and assisting in summarizations for report-out at the end of the day.

 

Review of the Workshop output indicated that USDA Aquaculture programs are generally on target.  Like the reports made by leadership of Aquaculture Associations; specific, detailed information was obtained and will be useful in improving the USDA Aquaculture plans.  Some over-arching themes or contexts emerged from the presentations and discussions.  Some of these will be difficult to incorporate at the research project level, but may be addressed at the program level.  The following lists the contexts most frequently noted:

 

More application of economics is needed in evaluating aquaculture research holistically involving all aspects of the production system with marketing and consumer input.  An approach that might be applied is path analysis.  This context includes integration of biological and social sciences to consider environmental stewardship, animal well-being and other contemporary societal issues in food production.

 

More value-added information is needed by the aquaculture community to solve problems on aquaculture production and possibly more importantly marketing the attributes of farmed-raised fish (human health and nutrition).

 

A number of concerns were voiced that are economic in the context of international competitiveness and globalizations of markets.  Bio-security and security of intellectual property is linked to competitiveness.  Research that lowers the cost of production will directly support competitiveness.  However, the bounds of lowered input costs need to be those that are acceptable to consumers both domestic and foreign.   

 

Purpose:

Receive input from our stakeholders, customers, and partners.  To validate and update ARS and CSREES aquaculture programs.

 

Expected Outcomes:

• Identify research needs of the U.S. aquaculture industry
• Prioritize these research needs for the USDA's National Aquaculture Programs
• Support and strengthen the integration of USDA's research, technology transfer, and extension programs in aquaculture
• Encourage the working dialogue among USDA's partners, professional organizations, the aquaculture industry, other interested stakeholders, and USDA program leaders and scientists to help address relevant issues in aquaculture.

Day 1, November 20^th

 

7:30 - 8:30	Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45	Welcome and Introductions	Meryl Broussard
8:45 -9:00	Overview of USDA Needs from Workshop	Lewis Smith
9:00 - 9:30	Highlights of Recent ARS Aquaculture Research	Lewis Smith
9:30 - 10:00	Highlights of Recent CSREES funded Aquaculture Research and Extension Programs
		Meryl Broussard
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 10:45	Keynote Address	Randy McMillan,  National Aquaculture Assoc.
10:45 - 12:15	Industry Associations Research and Extension Needs
	- Catfish Farmers of America	Hugh Warren
	- United States Trout Farmers Assoc.	Jeff Hinshaw
	- Salmon Producers	Sebastian Belle
12:10 - 1:15	Luncheon Speaker                                                                                    Chip Morgan, Mississippi Delta Council
1:15 - 2:30	Industry Associations Research and Extension Needs
	- Ornamental Fish Growers Association	Marty Tanner and Craig Watson
	- Stripped Bass Growers Association	Jackson Currie
	- Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Assoc.	Bill Dewey
2:30 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:30	- American Tilapia Association	Mark Willows
	- National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators	Bob Hulbrock
	- Environmental NGO Perspectives	Joe Hankins
3:30 - 4:30	Regional Needs for Research and Education
	- Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, Dartmouth, ME   - Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, MS   - North-Central Regional Aquaculture Center, East Lansing, MI   - Western Regional Aquaculture Center, Seattle, WA   - Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, Waimanalo HI
4:30 - 5:30	Challenges for the Future of Aquaculture? - Panel Presentation and Discussion
	- Application and Impact of Technology on Fish Farming		Jim Anderson
	- Global Competitiveness: "How can the U.S. Aquaculture Industry Compete in a Global Economy"		George Chamberlain
	- Consumer Perspective of Farmed Fish		Howard Johnson
	- Legal/Regulatory Fences and Aquaculture		Richard Smith, Jr.
5:30 - 6:30	Social (cash bar)

 

Day 2, November 21

 

7:30 - 8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15	Description of process for discussion and input in breakout sessions	Lewis Smith
8:15 - 10:15	BREAKOUT SESSIONS (3 rooms per topic)
	Topic 1: Genetic Improvement
	Topic 2: Integrated Aquatic Animal Health Management
	Topic 3: Reproduction and Early Development
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 12:00	Topic 4: Economics and Marketing
	Topic 5: Growth, Development, and Nutrition
	Topic 6: Aquaculture Production Systems
12:00 -1:30	Luncheon Speaker: "Trends in Aquaculture Production/Feeds Challenges"	Richard Sellers, AFIA
1:30 - 3:00	Topic 7: Sustainability and Environmental Compatibility of Aquaculture Topic 8: Quality, Safety, and Variety of Aquaculture Products Topic 9: Extension Education, Outreach, and Technology Transfer
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 4:30	Report Out (summary of 9 topic areas)
4:30 - 5:00	Discussion Questions
5:00	Adjourn
Day 3, November 22
USDA only
8:30 - 9:00	Open Discussion, "where do we go"?
9:00 - 10:30	Development of workshop summary report
10:30 - 11:30	Breakout to discussion action plan
11:30 - 12:00	Final comments
12:00	Adjourn

 

1.  USDA Needs and Meeting Objectives
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/USDAaquacultureobjectives-Smith.ppt)

2.  Highlights of Recent ARS Aquaculture Research
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/ARSAquaculture-Smith.ppt)

3.  Highlights of Recent CSREES funded Aquaculture Research and Extension Programs
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/CSREES-Broussard.ppt)

4.  Keynote Address - "Domestic Aquaculture: Role of Research and Technology Development
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/Keynote-McMillan.ppt)

5.  Challenges and Needs of the US Trout Industry
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/TroutFarmers-Hinshaw.ppt)

6.  Maine Aquaculture 
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/Salmon-Belle.ppt)

7.  Ornamental Fish Growers Association
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/Ornamentalfish-Tanner.ppt)

8.  Stripped Bass Growers Association 
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/StrippedBass-Curry.ppt)

9.  Pacific Shellfish Growers Association
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/Shellfishpresentation-Dewey/ARS CSREES - PCSGA Dewey.ppt)

10. National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/NASAC-Hulbrock.ppt)

11. Aquaculture Development: Issues of Concern from the Non-NGO Community
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/EnvironmentalNGO-Hankins.ppt)

11.  Regional Aquaculture Centers:

Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, Dartmouth, ME 
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/RegionalCenterspresentations/NRAC.ppt)

 Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, Stoneville, MS
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/RegionalCenterspresentations/SRAC.ppt)

North-Central Regional Aquaculture Center, East Lansing, MI
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/RegionalCenterspresentations/NCRAC.ppt)

Western Regional Aquaculture Center, Seattle, WA
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/RegionalCenterspresentations/WRAC.ppt)

Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, Waimanalo, HI
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/RegionalCenterspresentations/CTSA.ppt)

12.  Impact of Technology on Aquaculture
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/Technology-J.Anderson.ppt)

13.  Improving Competiveness in US Aquaculture
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/Globaleconomy-Chamberlain.ppt)

14. Opportunities and Obstacles for Domestic Aquaculture in Meeting Future U.S. Seafood Demand
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/Consumerperspectives-Johnson.ppt)

15. Legal and Regulatory Hurdles for Aquaculture
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/legalregulatory-R.Smith.ppt)

16. Trends in Aquaculture Production/Feeds Challenge
(ftp://ftp.nps.ars.usda.gov/AquacultureStakeholderMtg/FeedsChallenge-Sellers.ppt) 

Russell Allen	Randy MacMillan
U.S. Shrimp Farming Association	National Aquaculture Association
3450 Meridian Road	Clear Springs Foods
Okemos, MI 48864	P.O. Box 712
517-347-5537	Buhl, ID 83316
517-347-4999	208-543-3456
shrimpone@aol.com	208-543-4146
	randy@clearsprings.com
James Anderson
Sygen International	Wilda Martinez
2929 Seventh Street, Suite 130	USDA, ARS, NAA
Berkeley, CA 94710	600 E. Mermaid Lane
510-981-2103	Wyndmoor, PA 19038
510-848-0456	215-233-6593
jim.anderson@pic.com	215-233-6719
	wmartinez@naa.ars.usda.gov
Jim Avery
Mississippi State University Extension	Robert Matteri
P.O. Box 197	USDA, ARS, PW
Stoneville, MS 38776	800 Buchanan Street
662-686-3273	Room 2034
662-686-3320	Albany, CA 94710
javery@drec.msstate.edu	510-559-6063
	510-559-5779
Ted Batterson	_rmatteri@pw.ars.usda.gov
North Central Regional Aquaculture Center
13 Natural Resources Bldg	Max Mayeaux
Michigan State University	USDA, CSREES, PAS
East Lansing, MI 48824-1222	800 9th Street, SW, Room 3155
517- 353-1962	Washington, DC 20024
517- 353-7181	202-401-3352
batters2@pilot.msu.edu	202-401-6156
	mmayeaux@ree.usda.gov
Julie Bebak-Williams
Freshwater Institute
P. O. Box 1889
Sheperdstown, WV 25443
304-870-2206	Robert Mayo
304-870-2208	Carolina Classics Catfish, Inc.
j.bebak@freshwaterinstitute.org	P.O. Box 10
	Ayden, NC 28513
	252-746-2818
	252-746-3947
Peter Bechtel	rmayo@cccatfish.com
University of Alaska
Fisheries and Oceanic Science	Chip Morgan
233 O'Neil Building	Executive Vice President
Fairbanks, AK 99775	Delta Council
907-474-2708	P. O. Box 257
907-474-7204	Stoneville, MS 38776
bechtel@sfos.uaf.edu	662-686-3350
	662-686-3378
Peter Becker	cmorgan@deltacouncil.org
Little Skookum Shellfish Growers, LLC
P.O. Box 2978	Joseph Morris
Sequim, WA 98382-2978	Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
360-808-3457	Iowa State University
360-426-9294	124 Science II
inquiry@skookumshellfish.com	Ames, IA 50011-3221
	515-294-4622
Sebastian Belle	515-294-7874
Maine Aquaculture Association	jemorris@iastate.edu
P.O. Box 148
Hallowell, ME 04347	David Morrison
207-622-0136	Louisiana State University, Ag Center
207-622-0576	102 H J. Norman Efferson Hall
futureseas@aol.com	P.O. Box 25100
	Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5100
Anita Bilodeau	225-578-8236
USDA, ARS, Catfish Genetics Research Unit	225-578-4225
P. O. Box 38	dmorrison@agcenter.lsu.edu
Stoneville, MS 38776
662-686-3591	James Murray
662-686-3567	NOAA-Sea Grant
abilodeau@ars.usda.gov	1315 East West Highway
	Silver Spring, MD 20905
J. Michael Bonman	301-713-2431
USDA, ARS, REE	301-713-0799
Small Grains & Potato Germplasm Research	jim.d.murray@noaa.gov
1691 S 2700 W
Aberdeen, ID 83210	Lester Myers
208-397-4162 ext. 108	Delta Western Feedmill Inc.
208-397-4165	P.O. Box 878
mbonman@uidaho.edu	Indianola, MS 38751
	662-887-1226
Claude Boyd	662-887-5630
Auburn University	lmyers@tecinfo.com
Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
Auburn University, AL 36849	Chris Nelson
334-844-4078	Nelson & Sons/Silver Cup Fish Feed
334-844-5933	P. O. Box 57428
ceboyd@acesag.auburn.edu	Murray, UT 84157
	801-262-2991
Meryl Broussard	801-266-7126
USDA, CSREES	chris@silvercup.com
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Stop 2220	Amy Odegaard
Washington, DC 20250-2220	USDA, ARS, NPS, APPVS
202-401-6438	5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-2194
202-401-6156	Beltsville, MD 20705-5138
mbroussard@reeusda.gov	301-504-4735
	301-504-5467
Paul Brown	ajo@ars.usda.gov
Purdue University
1159 Forestry Building	Kenneth Overturf
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1159	USDA, ARS, Small Grains & Potato Germplasm Research
765-494-4968	3095F National Fish Hatchery Road
765-496-2422	Hagerman, ID 83332
pb@fnr.purdue.edu	208-837-9096
	208-837-6047
Gary Burtle	kennetho@uidaho.edu
The University of Georgia
Aquaculture Extension	Hank Parker
P.O. Box 748	USDA, ARS, NAA
Tifton, GA 31793-0748	600 E. Mermaid Lane
229-386-3364	Wyndmoor, PA 19038
229-386-3219	215-233-6668
fish@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu	215-233-6719
	hparker@naa.ars.usda.gov
Walter Canzonier
New Jersey Aquaculture Association
Maurice River Oyster Culture Foundation
P. O. Box 662
Point Norris, NJ 08349	Jim Parsons
856-785-0402	Troutlodge, Inc.
856-785-1544	P. O. Box 1290
	Sumner, WA 98390
	253-863-9463
George Chamberlain	253-863-4715
Global Aquaculture Alliance	parsons@troutlodge.com
5661 Telegraph Road
St. Louis, MO 63129	Gary Pruder
314-293-5500	The Oceanic Institute
314-293-5525	Suite 9
georgic@integra.prserv.net	41-202 Kalanianaole Hwy
	Waimanalo, HI 96795
Shulin Chen	808-259-3105
Washington State University	808-259-3120
Dept of Biological Systems Engineering	gdpruder@oceanicinstitute.org
Pullman, WA 99164
509-335-3743	Robert Putz
509-335-2722	Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute
Chens@wsu.edu	Route 1, Box 256
	P. O. Box 1889
Kenneth Chew	Sheperdstown, WV 25443
Western Regional Aquaculture Center	304-876-2815
Box 355020, 1122 NE Boat Street	304-870-2208
University of Washington	b.putz@freshwaterinstitute.org
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-4291	Raymond RaLonde
206-685-4674	University of Alaska - Marine Advisory Program
kchew@u .washington.edu	2221 E. Northern Lights Blvd #110
	Anchorage, AK 99508
Joseph Cloud	907-274-9691
University of Idaho	907-277-5242
Biological Sciences Department	afrlr@uaa.alaska.edu
Moscow, ID 83844-3051
208-885-6388	Steven Rawles
208-885-7905	USDA, ARS
jcloud@uidaho.edu	Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center
	2955 Hwy 130 East, P. O. Box 1050
Larry Cundiff	Stuttgart, AR 72160
USDA, ARS, MARC	870-673-4483
P.O. Box 166	870-673-7710
Clay Center, NE 68933	srawles@spa.ars.usda.gov
402-762-4171	Edwin Robinson
402-762-4173	MS State University
cundiff@email.marc.usda.gov	Mail Stop 9753
	Mississippi State, MS 39762-9753
	662-325-8687
	662-325-8827
	ed@drec.msstate.edu
Jackson Currie
Small Fry Fish Farm	Luis Rodriguez
P.O. Box 176	USDA, NAA, ARS, Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Wilmot, AR 71676	P. O. Box 848
870-473-2255	Greenport, NY 11944
	631-323-3364
Konrad Dabrowski	631-323-3006
School of Natural Resources	lrodriguez@piadc.ars.usda.gov
Ohio State University
2021 Coffey Road	Robert Romaire
Columbus, OH 43210-1085	LSU Aquaculture Research Station
614-292-4555	2410 Ben Hur Road
614-292-7432	Baton Rouge, LA 70820
dabrowski.1@osu.edu	225-765-2848
	225-765-2877
William Daniels	rromaire@agctr.lsu.edu
Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Delaware State University	Rosalie Schnick
1200 N. DuPont Hwy.	National Aquaculture NADA Coordinator
Dover, DE 19901-2277	3039 Edgewater Lane
302-857-6436	LaCrosse, WI 54603-1088
302-857-6455	608-781-2205
wdaniels@dsc.edu	608-783-3507
	RozSchnick@centurytel.net
Bernadette Davillier
USDA, ARS, NPS, APPVS	Kevin Schrader
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-2170D	USDA, ARS, Natural Products Utilization Research
Beltsville, MD 20705-5138	P. O. Box 8048
301-504-4698	University, MS 38677-8048
301-504-5467	662-915-1144
bdd@ars.usda.gov	662-915-1035
	kschrader@ars.usda.gov
Megan Davis
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
5600 US 1 North	Richard Sellers
Fort Pierce, FL 34946	American Feed Industry Association
772-465-2400, x 298	1501 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
772-466-6590	Arlington, VA 22209
mdavis@hboi.edu	703-524-0810-
	703-524-1921
	rsellers@afia.org
Julie Delabbio	Craig Shoemaker
219 Rock Street	USDA, ARS, Aquatic, Animal Health Research Lab
P.O. Box 286	P. O. Box 952
Bluefield, WV 24701	Auburn, AL 36831-0952
304-323-2635	334-887-3741
304-327-4072	334-887-2983
jdelabbi@bluefield.wvnet.edu	shoemca@vetmed.auburn.edu
Bill Dewey	Jeffrey Silverstein
Taylor Shellfish Company	USDA, ARS, NCCCWA
130 SE Lynch Road	11876 Leetown Road
Shelton, WA 98584	Kearneysville, WV 25430
360-426-6168	304-724-8340 ext. 2130
360-427-0327	304-725-0351
billd@taylorshellfish.com	jsilvers@ncccwa.ars.usda.gov
Robin Downey	Brian Small
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association	USDA, ARS, Catfish Genetics Research
120 State Ave., NE	P. O. Box 38
#142	Stoneville, MS 38776
Olympia, WA 98501	662-686-3586
360-754-2744	662-686-3567
360-754-2743	_bsmall@ars.usda.gov
robindowney@pcsga.org
	Scott Smiley
Douglas Drennan	Fish Tech Center, University of Alaska
Aquaculture Systems Technologies, LLC	118 Trident Way
P. O. Box 15827	Kodiak, AK 99615
New Orleans, LA 70175	907-486-1500
504-837-5575	907-486-1540
504-837-5585	scott.smiley@uaf.edu
douglas@beadfilters.com
Carole Engle
Pine Bluff Aquaculture/Fisheries Center
University of Arkansas/Pine Bluff	Lewis Smith
1200 N. University Drive, Mailslot 4912	USDA, ARS, NPS, APPVS
Pine Bluff, AR 71601	5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-2168
870-543-8537	Beltsville, MD 20705-5138
870-543-8129	301-504-5925
cengle@uaex.edu	301-504-5467
	lws@ars.usda.gov
Heidi Erickson
USDA, ARS, NAL	Richard Smith, Jr., Esq.
10301 Baltimore Avenue	Robinson & Cole LLP
Beltsville, MD 20705	280 Trumbull Street
301-504-5170	Hartford, CT 06103
301-504-7125	860-275-8218
herickson@nal.usda.gov	860-275-8299
	wrsmith@rc.com
Thomas Farewell
The Oceanic Institute	Dick Stevens
41-202 Kalanianaole Highway	ConFish, Inc.
Waimanalo, HI 96795	P. O. Box 271
808-259-3124	Isola, MS 38754
808-259-5971	662-962-3101
tfarewell@compuserve.com	662-962-0119
	DStevens@Tecinfo.com
George Flick
Virginia Tech University	Craig Sullivan
25 Food Science and Technology Building, Duck Pond Drive	North Carolina State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061	115 David Clark Labs, Campus Box 7617
540-231-6965	Raleigh, NC 27695-7617
540-231-9293	919-515-7186
flickg@vt.edu	919-515-2698
	craig-sullivan@ncsu.edu
Tom Foshee
Louisiana Farm Bureau	Steven Summerfelt
527 Foshee Ranch Road	USDA, ARS, Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute
Natchitoches, LA 71457	P. O. Box 1889
318-352-3927	Shepherdstown, WV 25443
FosheeTfoshee@aol.com	304-876-2815 ext. 211
	304-876-2208
Alice Frazier	summerfelt@freshwaterinstitute.org
USDA, ARS, NPS, APPVS
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-4764
Beltsville, MD 20705-5138
301-504-4764
301-504-5467	Marty Tanner
arf@ars.usda.gov	Hi-Tech Aquatics, Inc
	6611 Hatter Drive
	Lakeland, FL 33813
	863660-3391
	863-644-9127
	jmtanner@gte.net
Donald Freeman
USDA, ARS, H.K.D. Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center	Louis Thompson
2955 Highway 130 East	Thompson Fisheries, Inc. CFA
P.O. Box 1050	3478 Bee Lake Road
Stuttgart, AR 72160	Tchula, MS 39169
870-673-4483	662-325-5172
870-673-7710	662-235-5171
dfreeman@spa.ars.usda.gov	TFisheries@aol.com
Mike Freeze	Terrence Tiersch
Keo Fish Farm	LSU Aquaculture Research Station
P. O. Box 166	2410 Ben Hur Road
Keo, AR 72083	Baton Rouge, LA 70820
501-842-2872	225-765-2848
501-842-2156	225-765-2877
keoff@aol.com	ttiersch@agctr.lsu.edu
Bartholomew Green	Laura Tiu
USDA, ARS, Aquaculture Systems Research Unit	Piketon Research & Extension Center
1200 N. University Drive	Ohio State University
Pine Bluff, AR 71601	1864 Shyville Road
870-543-8128	Piketon, OH 45661
870-543-8116	740-289-2071
bgreen@spa.ars.usda.gov	740-289-4591
	tiu.2@osu.edu
Billy Griffin
USDA, ARS	Craig Tucker
HKD-Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center	National Warmwater Aquaculture Center
P. O. Box 1050	P.O. Box 197
Stuttgart, AZ 72160	Stoneville, MS 38776
870-673-4483	662-686-3286
870-673-7710	662-686-3320
bgriffin@spa.ars.usda.gov	ctucker@drec.msstate.edu
	Curtis Van Tassell
	USDA
	Bldg 200, BARC EAST, Room 8
	10300 Baltimore Ave.
	Beltsville, MD 20705
Joseph Hankins	301-504-6501
The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute	301-504-8414
P.O. Box 1889	curtvt@anri.barc.usda.gov
Route 1, Box 256
Shepherdstown, WV 25443	Geoffrey Waldbeiser
304-876-2815, x 212	USDA, ARS, Catfish Genetics Research
304-876-2208	P. O. Box 38
j.hankins@freshwaterinstitute.org	Stoneville, MS 38776
	662-686-3593
Terrill Hanson	662-686-3567
Mississippi State University	gwaldbieser@ars.usda.gov
Dept. of Agricultural Economics
P. O. Box 5187	Hugh Warren
Mississippi, MS 39762	Catfish Farmers of America
662-325-7988	1100 Hwy., 82 East
662-325-8777	Indianola, MS 38751
hanson@agecon.msstate.edu	662-887-2699
	662-887-6857
Terrill Hanson	cfa@microsped.com
Mississippi State University
Dept. of Agricultural Economics	Craig Watson
P. O. Box 5187	University of Florida
Mississippi State, MS 39762	Tropical Aquaculture Lab
662-325-7988	1408 24th Street, SE
662-325-8777	Ruskin, FL 33570
hanson@agecon.msstate.edu	813-671-5230
	813-671-5234
Ron Harrell	Caw@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Louisiana Farm Bureau
9516 Airline Highway	Mark Westerman
Baton Rouge, LA 70815	Kent Sea Tech Corporation
225-922-6211	11125 Flintkote Avenue
225-922-6229	Suite J
rohn@lfdf.org	San Diego, CA 92121
	858-452-5765
Betsy Hart	858-452-0075
National Aquaculture Association	mwesterman@kentseatech.com
9 Veranda Lane
Blythewood, SC 29016
803-333-9991	Harry Westers
bhart@sc.rr.com	Aquaculture Bioengineering Corporation
	P.O. Box 8
	Rives Junction, MI 49277
Michael Hastings	517-569-3474
Maine Aquaculture Association	517-569-3474
Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center	hwesters1@aol.com
5717 Corbett Hall, Room 438
Orono, ME 4469	Jerald Williamson
207-581-2263	2447 N. Lakeshore Drive
207-581-1479	Lake Village, AR 71653
mhastings@maineaquaculture.org	870-866-4116
	870-265-4146
Daniel Herman	jwcat@ipa.net
National Fisheries Institute
1901 N. Fort Myer Drive	Mark Willows
Suite 700	North American Fish Farmers/American Tilapia Association
Arlington, VA 22209	P.O. Box 98
703-524-8883	Binford, ND 58416
703-524-4619	701-676-2620
dherman@nfi.org	701-676-2621
	naffc@mlgc.com
Jeff Hinshaw
US Trout Farmers Association	David Wise
455 Research Drive	Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center
Fletcher, NC 28732	P. O. Box 197
828-684-3562	Stoneville, MS 38776
828-684-8715	662-686-3239
Jeff_Hinshaw@ncsu.edu	662-686-3320
	dwise@drec.msstate.edu
John Hochheimer
Tetra Tech, Inc.	William Wise
10306 Eaton Place, Suite 340	Marine Science Research Center
Fairfax, VA 22030	SUNY at Stony Brook
703-385-6000	Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000
703-385-6007	631-632-8656
john.hochheimer@tetratech-ffx.com	631-632-9441
	wwise@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Kevin Hopkins
Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center
UHH/PACRC, 200 West Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720	William Wolters
808-933-0706	ARS Catfish Genetics Research
808-933-0704	P.O. Box 38
hopkins@hawaii.edu	Stoneville, MS 38776
	662-686-3597
	662-686-3567
Lori Howell	bwolters@ars.usda.gov
Spinney Creek Shellfish, Inc.
P. O. Box 310	Oskar Zaborsky
Eliot, ME 03930	The Oceanic Institute, Hawaii
207-439-7950	c\o 7900 Ariel Way
lahowell@spinneycreek.com	McLean, VA 22102
	703-847-6625
Bob Hulbrock	703-847-3064
State Aquaculture Coordinator	ozaborsky@oceanicinstitute.org
Department of Fish and Game
1416 Ninth Street, Room 1306	Thomas Zeigler
Sacramento, CA 95814	Zeigler Bros., Inc.
916-653-9583	Box 95
916-653-4645	Gardners, PA 17324
rhulbroc@dfg.ca.gov	717-677-6181
	717-677-4489
R C Hunt	tomz@zeiglerfeed.com
Southern Farm Tilapia
P. O. Box 908
Bailey, NC 27807	Walk Ins - 11
252-235-9963
252-235-9824	Timothy M. Fakler
RCEHunt@aol.com	Dave Straus
	Reza Kamarei
Barry Hurlburt	Sherman Wilhelm
USDA, ARS, SRRC	Ron Weidenbach
1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd.	Cheng-Sheng Lee
Room 2215	Jessie Chappell
New Orleans, LA 70124	Brian Peterson
504-286-4462 x4462	William Hershberger
504-286-4430	Paul Zajicek
_bhurlburt@srrc.ars.usda.gov	Diane Bellis
Carla Huston	No Show ? 20
Mississippi State's College of Veterinary Medicine
P. O. Box 6100	Betsy Hart
Mississippi State, MS 39762	Bob Hulbrock
662-325-1183	Chip Morgan
662-325-1031	Peter Becker
Huston@cvm.msstate.edu	Lester Myers
	Shulin Chen
	Dick Stevens
	Gary Burtle
Tomas Jamir	Curtis Van Tassell
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center	George Flick
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	Christopher Kohler
285 Old Westport Road, Research 201	Seymour Johnson
North Dartmouth, MA 02747	Louis Rodreiguez
508-910-6983	Laura Tiu
508-999-8590	Craig Sullivan
tjamir@umassd.edu	Chris Langdon
	Terrill Hanson
Gary Jensen	Paul Brown
USDA, CSREES	Scott Lindell
1400 Independence Ave S.W.	A. Bruce Johnson
Mail stop 2220
Washington, DC 20250-2220
202-401-6802
202-401-6156
gjensen@reeusda.gov
A. Bruce Johnson
Zinpro Corp.
10400 Viking Drive
Suite 240
Eden Prairie, MN 55334
652-944-2736
652-983-4077
bjohnson@zinpro.com
Howard Johnson
H.M. Johnson & Associates
P.O. Box 688
Jacksonville, OR 97530
541-899-4975
541-899-4976
howard@hmj.com
Seymour Johnson
Marie Fish Farm, Inc.
P. O. Box 7
Indianola, MS 38751-0007
662-887-2488
662-887-2552
lksbjohn@tecinfo.com
Austin Jones
Bear Creek Fisheries, Inc.
P.O. Box 646
Moorhead, MS 38761
662-246-5602
662-246-5601
thefinco@deltaland.net
Steven Kappes
USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
P. O. Box 166, State Sphur 18-D
Clay Center, NE 68933-0166
402-762-4109
402-762-4111
kappes@email.marc.usda.gov
Edgar King
USDA ARS, MSA
P. O. Box 225
Stoneville, MS 38776
662-686-5265
662-686-5459
eking@ars.usda.gov
Phillip Klesius
USDA, ARS, Aquatic Animal Health Research
990 Wire Road
P.O. Box 952
Auburn, AL 36831-0952
334-887-3741
334-887-2983
hodnepe@vetmed.auburn.edu
Christopher Kohler
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Mail Code 6511
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-453-2890
618-453-6095
ckohler@siu.edu
Chris Langdon
Oregon State University
2030 SE OSU Drive
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Newport, OR 97365
541-867-0231
541-867-0105
chris.langdon@hmsc.orst.edu
Scott LaPatra
Clear Springs Foods, Inc.
Research Division, P.O. Box 712
Buhl, ID 83316
208-543-3456
208-543-4146
scottl@clearsprings.com
Ira Levine
Biological Services, Inc.
111 Tripp Lake Camp Road
Poland, ME 04274
207-753-6588
207-998-3220
_IkeLevine@aol.com
Scott Lindell
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1015
508-289-7513
slindell@mbl.edu
Thomas Losordo
North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dept of Bio & Ag Engineering, Campus Box 7625
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-6784
919-515-6772
tlosordo@unity.ncsu.edu
Joey Lowery
5407 West Main
Newport, AR 72112
501-454-1810
870-523-9981
jlowery@cox.internet.com